Breastfeeding practices in rural Kelantan
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A total of 566 children aged 2 years and below were studied to assess breast and bottlefeeding practices in Tumpat, Kelantan. Nearly all (97.3%) of the children were breastfed. However, nearly half (42.7%) of the mothers ceased breastfeeding by 6 months. The main reasons for early cessation of breastfeeding was inadequate milk production and the inconvenience for mothers to work, plus the easy availability of infant formulae. Early counseling of mothers and even fathers can help reduce this early cessation of breastfeeding and also reduce infant formulae feeding.
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Zulkifli Ahmad, Daw Win Kyi, Abdul Rahman Isa. Breastfeeding practices in rural Kelantan. Malays J Med Sci [Internet]. 1995 Jan. 31 [cited 2026 Sep. 25];2(1):51-4. Available from: https://ejournal.usm.my/mjms/article/view/mjms_vol2-no1-1995_11
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